Oil Activity in State Parks | Video

Jennifer Joas | 3/7/2013

As oil activity in western North Dakota expands, some people are raising concerns about drilling in state and national parks, such as Theodore Roosevelt and the Badlands. That`s why State Senators are looking at a concurrent resolution to study how oil activity should take place in the state`s most precious areas.

Several people spoke in favor of the resolution, because the parks attract tourists and provide wildlife habitat.

"This is home. And it`s going fast. You can`t be in that park without being impacted by lights and the sound of pumpers outside its boundaries," said Jane Swenson with the Badlands Conservation Alliance.

The Senate Natural Resources Committee will review the resolution before making a recommendation on the senate floor.

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